the very man for your purpose. He's a good pleader, and a neat draftsman; gets through his work very _cleanly_--ah! Weasel's a clear-headed painstaking little fellow--all for law; and he's got a good deal of it. He's not a very polished person, Weasel, ha! ha! but he's an honorable, right-minded man--shall I introduce you? Well, by-and-by, I'll walk over with you.--As to books? oh! why--I suppose you've looked into Blackstone? He's a fine fellow, Blackstone, and deserves all that has been said in his praise. Many think that he's only to be glanced at, at the beginning of their studies; never believe it! He's good to the end of the chapter! I've a profound respect for Blackstone; it's the only book I've read four or five times through--ay, from cover to cover; he makes law lovely! Stick to Blackstone by all means! Reeves--oh! I mentioned _him_, you know. Then I should go, I think, to Coke on Littleton; but we shall have several opportunities of talking over _these_ matters. I really believe, Aubrey, that you are doing a very wise thing in coming to the bar. If you've health, and the average opportunities, (though I think you will have _more_,) I'll undertake to say that in a few years' time you will realize an income--which _may_ be a great one--but which (whatever it may be) you'll _earn_, as you did not the one you've lost; and you'll enjoy it, my dear Aubrey, ten thousand times more! All that I can do for you, I will--command me! By the way," he added, assuming a somewhat anxious expression of countenance and a manner very different from that free, buoyant, off-hand one in which, for the last twenty minutes, he had been speaking, (Aubrey feeling all the while the easy commanding power and simplicity of the resplendent intellect with which he was communing,) "I'm almost afraid to ask; but how do you come on, about the----Mesne Profits?" "I have heard nothing whatever about them, as yet," replied Aubrey, sighing; his face suddenly overshadowed with gloom. A moment's pause ensued; which was interrupted by the Attorney-General saying in a very earnest and feeling manner, "I hope to Heaven you'll be able to get some favorable arrangement made! You've not seen anything of Mr. Titmouse's attorneys, I suppose?" "Oh, no!" replied Aubrey, sighing, "nor heard anything from them!"